UCF Knights vs. Arizona Wildcats

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCF	30	29	59
ARIZ	46	35	81

Game Recap

UCF Knights vs Arizona Wildcats game highlights

Burries scores 21 as No. 2 Arizona beats UCF 81-59 in quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Brayden Burries had 21 points, Tobe Awaka had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and second-ranked Arizona blew most of a big first-half lead before pulling away again for a 81-59 victory over UCF in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday.

Player Stats

UCF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jamichael Stillwell	30	1-5	0-2	5-6	11	5	1	0	1	3	7
99Jordan Burks	25	5-13	0-5	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	3	10
7John Bol	17	2-4	0-0	1-2	6	0	0	2	1	4	5
2Riley Kugel	14	2-7	1-3	1-2	0	0	1	0	0	4	6
1Themus Fulks	35	6-11	2-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	6	1	14
35Devan Cambridge	12	0-5	0-3	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
9Elijah Hulsewe	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	2
0Jeremy Foumena	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Carmelo Pacheco	17	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
22Chris Johnson	22	5-9	0-1	0-1	2	2	1	0	1	3	10
3George Beale Jr.	8	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
5Kris Parker	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	-	23-6336.5%	3-2114.3%	10-1566.7%	34	10	4	3	10	24	59

ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Ivan Kharchenkov	29	4-4	1-1	1-1	3	1	0	0	0	4	10
10Koa Peat	29	5-13	0-0	2-3	4	2	0	0	4	2	12
13Motiejus Krivas	23	2-7	0-0	5-9	10	1	2	2	1	1	9
5Brayden Burries	33	7-13	3-7	4-4	3	1	2	0	0	3	21
0Jaden Bradley	31	3-7	0-0	2-2	5	3	0	1	2	0	8
2Dwayne Aristode	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
30Tobe Awaka	20	5-6	0-0	2-9	12	0	0	2	0	3	12
15Sidi Gueye	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42Sven Djopmo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Anthony Dell'Orso	17	2-8	1-6	1-3	3	0	0	1	0	1	6
22Addison Arnold	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21Evan Nelson	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	-	29-6048.3%	6-1637.5%	17-3154.8%	42	9	5	6	8	15	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCFARIZ

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Arizona.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UCF.
(19:41) Motiejus Krivas misses 8-foot hook shot.
(19:38) John Bol Defensive Rebound.
(19:11) Jordan Burks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:08) Jamichael Stillwell Offensive Rebound.
(19:01) Jamichael Stillwell misses 2-foot jumper.
(18:57) John Bol Offensive Rebound.
(18:57) John Bol misses tip in layup.
(18:56) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Motiejus Krivas misses 6-foot hook shot.
(18:43) John Bol Defensive Rebound.
(18:30) Riley Kugel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Arizona Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Brayden Burries makes driving layup.
02
(18:08) Foul on Brayden Burries.
(18:03) Riley Kugel misses layup.
(17:59) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Koa Peat misses 16-foot jumper.
(17:37) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 16-foot step back jumpshot.
04
(17:08) Jamichael Stillwell traveling turnover.
+3 (16:51) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 25-foot three point jumper (Koa Peat assists).
07
+2 (16:38) Themus Fulks makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
27
+3 (16:30) Brayden Burries makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
210
(16:13) Themus Fulks bad pass turnover.
(16:13) Brayden Burries Steal.
(16:09) Foul on Jordan Burks.
+1 (16:09) Brayden Burries makes free throw 1 of 2.
211
+1 (16:09) Brayden Burries makes free throw 2 of 2.
212
(15:49) Jamichael Stillwell misses 14-foot jumper.
(15:45) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Koa Peat misses layup.
(15:39) John Bol Block.
(15:35) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Riley Kugel misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:18) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on Riley Kugel.
+1 (15:16) Jaden Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2.
213
+1 (15:16) Jaden Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2.
214
(14:55) Chris Johnson misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:55) Tobe Awaka Block.
(14:51) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Jaden Bradley bad pass turnover.
(14:47) Chris Johnson Steal.
+2 (14:39) Jordan Burks makes 5-foot jumper.
414
+2 (14:13) Tobe Awaka makes 1-foot dunk (Ivan Kharchenkov assists).
416
(13:51) Foul on Koa Peat.
+1 (13:51) Devan Cambridge makes free throw 1 of 2.
516
+1 (13:51) Devan Cambridge makes free throw 2 of 2.
616
+2 (13:32) Tobe Awaka makes layup.
618
(13:21) Chris Johnson misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:21) Motiejus Krivas Block.
(13:17) Jaden Bradley Defensive Rebound.
(13:15) Anthony Dell'Orso misses layup.
(13:15) Jordan Burks Block.
(13:12) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:11) Tobe Awaka makes layup.
620
(12:58) Foul on Dwayne Aristode.
+2 (12:46) Chris Johnson makes layup.
820
(12:23) Foul on Carmelo Pacheco.
+2 (12:16) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 14-foot jumper.
822
(12:03) Devan Cambridge misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:59) Anthony Dell'Orso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:46) Brayden Burries makes layup.
824
(11:21) Chris Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:18) Anthony Dell'Orso Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Foul on Chris Johnson.
(11:02) Tobe Awaka misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:02) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:00) Tobe Awaka misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:59) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
(10:57) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:56) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
(10:56) Foul on Riley Kugel.
(10:47) Foul on Motiejus Krivas.
(10:47) Motiejus Krivas turnover.
(10:35) Themus Fulks bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:11) Anthony Dell'Orso makes 24-foot three point jumper.
827
(9:57) Carmelo Pacheco misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:53) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Koa Peat misses layup.
(9:36) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Foul on Themus Fulks.
(9:36) Themus Fulks turnover.
+3 (9:15) Brayden Burries makes 24-foot three pointer.
830
(8:47) Elijah Hulsewe misses 7-foot hook shot.
(8:43) Anthony Dell'Orso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) Koa Peat makes 1-foot dunk (Motiejus Krivas assists).
832
(8:07) George Beale Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) Brayden Burries Defensive Rebound.
(7:56) Foul on George Beale Jr..
+1 (7:56) Koa Peat makes free throw 1 of 2.
833
(7:55) Koa Peat misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:54) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Jordan Burks misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:44) John Bol Offensive Rebound.
(7:44) John Bol misses tip in layup.
(7:44) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:38) Koa Peat makes layup.
835
(7:19) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(7:04) Devan Cambridge misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:01) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Brayden Burries misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:49) Themus Fulks Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Foul on Ivan Kharchenkov.
(6:38) Jamichael Stillwell misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) John Bol Offensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(6:36) John Bol misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:35) Jamichael Stillwell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:29) Jamichael Stillwell makes 7-foot jumper.
1035
+2 (6:05) Ivan Kharchenkov makes 8-foot jumper.
1037
+2 (5:52) John Bol makes 6-foot jumper (Jamichael Stillwell assists).
1237
+2 (5:41) Koa Peat makes layup (Jaden Bradley assists).
1239
(5:25) Devan Cambridge misses layup.
(5:24) Devan Cambridge Offensive Rebound.
(5:10) Jordan Burks misses layup.
(5:04) Jordan Burks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:04) Jordan Burks makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1439
(4:45) Jaden Bradley misses layup.
(4:42) Carmelo Pacheco Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Carmelo Pacheco misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:30) Jamichael Stillwell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Jordan Burks makes layup (Jamichael Stillwell assists).
1639
(4:00) Koa Peat misses 5-foot jumper.
(4:00) John Bol Block.
(3:56) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Foul on Koa Peat.
+1 (3:42) Jamichael Stillwell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1739
+1 (3:42) Jamichael Stillwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1839
(3:27) Brayden Burries misses layup.
(3:26) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
(3:26) Foul on Jordan Burks.
+1 (3:26) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1840
+1 (3:26) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1841
+3 (3:02) Themus Fulks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Johnson assists).
2141
(2:35) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:30) Themus Fulks Defensive Rebound.
(2:23) Foul on John Bol.
(2:23) John Bol turnover.
(2:09) Foul on Riley Kugel.
(2:09) Anthony Dell'Orso misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:09) Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:09) Anthony Dell'Orso makes free throw 2 of 2.
2142
+2 (1:53) Themus Fulks makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
2342
+2 (1:30) Jaden Bradley makes 17-foot jumper.
2344
+2 (1:11) Themus Fulks makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
2544
+2 (0:53) Motiejus Krivas makes 8-foot jumper.
2546
+2 (0:32) John Bol makes 7-foot jumper (Jamichael Stillwell assists).
2746
(0:32) Foul on Anthony Dell'Orso.
+1 (0:32) John Bol makes free throw 1 of 1.
2846
(0:06) Brayden Burries misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Jamichael Stillwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Chris Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Jamichael Stillwell assists).
3046
(0:00) Foul on Brayden Burries.
(0:00) Chris Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:00) Brayden Burries Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UCF

ARIZ

59Points81

23-63(36.5%)Field Goal(%)29-60(48.3%)

3-21(14.3%)3-Point(%)6-16(37.5%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)17-31(54.8%)

36(13)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

10Assists9

4Steals5

3Blocks6

11Turnovers8

24(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead27

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 3:00 PM

T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MOS

attendance: 14,745 (77.7%)

spread: ARIZ -15.5

over/under: 159.5